Connecticut will recognize out-of-state civil unions between same-sex couples, but marriages between two men or two women will not be considered legal.

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal issued that opinion Tuesday, less than two weeks before Connecticut's own law legalizing civil unions takes effect Oct. 1.
Blumenthal said the topic is "uncharted legal territory in Connecticut" and acknowledged his opinion covers a "new, developing area of the law."
"Our courts, obviously, will be the ultimate source of answers," Blumenthal said.
A spokesman for Love Makes a Family, a coalition working for marriage rights for same-sex couples in the state, said Blumenthal's legal opinion is insulting.
Blumenthal is clearly saying that a civil union is not equal to marriage, said LMF president Anne Stanback.
"Today's opinion is yet one more example of why the fairest, least confusing way to recognize and respect the relationships of all loving, committed couples is to end discrimination in the civil marriage laws of our state," Stanback said.
Blumenthal issued the opinion to Department of Public Health Commissioner J. Robert Galvin, whose office doles out civil union and marriage papers in the state.
Blumenthal said civil unions in other states "are entitled to full faith and credit in Connecticut, will be recognized, and need not be repeated here."
The same is not true for marriages.
"Out-of-state same-sex marriages have no legal force and effect here," Blumenthal said. "Because out-of-state same-sex marriages are not recognized as marriages or civil unions under Connecticut law, same-sex couples may enter into a civil union in Connecticut."
Danbury divorce lawyer Debbie Grover predicted the law on civil unions and same-sex marriage will evolve.
"As he correctly points out, the courts will be the ultimate deciders in this," Grover said. "My mind keeps swirling with all the possible fact patterns that come out of this. So it's going to be quite interesting as cases wind up hitting the courts - when these civil unions or marriages have to be dissolved."
Stanback said when the new law goes into effect, there will be confusion.
Say one member of a same-sex marriage in Massachusetts is involved in an accident in Connecticut, she said. Does this mean that person's partner will not have any rights involving medical decisions?
"There's definitely going to be a lot of confusion," Stanback said. "That's been our concern all along."